Native Son

1938

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (39.1 × 20 cm) image: 13 3/8 × 6 in. (34 × 15.2 cm)
Collection no.: 1999.529.148
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Native Son — William Elijah Smith. 1938.

Medium: Linocut. Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (39.1 × 20 cm) image: 13 3/8 × 6 in. (34 × 15.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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